These ultra-modern cardinals are the face of the catholic church of the third millenium in Rome, Italy on December 01, 2008

ITALY - DECEMBER 30: The Brazilian cardinal Odilo Scherer, born in 1949, archbishop of Sao Paulo. Of German descent, he was ordained by Benoit XVI. This intellectual, deeply involved in the fight against poverty and social injustice, favors action in the field. His most important mission is to halt the de-Christianization of a population which is more and more susceptible to sects. Here he is in the San Andrea al Quirinale church in Rome, Italy on December 30, 2008. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)